Renzo’s passion for fluid dynamics starts with the design, development and flying of small air vehicles. February 1975.

Renzo’s original project plan of a small air vehicle published in a specialised journal. April 1976.

Renzo’s interests and publications in fluid dynamics and modelling are covered by Italian local press interviews. February 1978.

Attendance at the IUTAM conference on “Modern Developments in Analytical Mechanics” (Turin Academy of Sciences, 1982), and “1st Torino Meeting on Superunification and Extra Dimensions” (Institute for Scientific Interchange, Torino, 1985).

Letters of appreciation for my work on vortex dynamics by Jerry Marsden from Berkeley, and Jürg Fröhlich from ETH Zürich. 1989.

Election to the Fellowship of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. November 1989.

Invitation to participate in the international conference “Generation of Large-Scale Structures in Continuous Media” organised by the USSR Academy of Sciences in Perm and Moscow. June 1989.

Renzo’s admission and life in Trinity College Cambridge are covered by the Italian local press. May 1991.